The African American Empowerment Summit is an annual event that promotes business and entrepreneurship, while celebrating the accomplishments of male organizations which enhance the lives of African Americans through youth mentoring, community/cultural development and relationship building. Dr. Cornell West, Rev. Jesse Jackson, and Manning Marable lead a list of notable former keynote speakers and panelists for the summit's nationwide series of workshops and activities.

In 1997 Tech-9 developed the initial branding and logo, creating an HTML based site that allows the summit to receive online registrations. In the years since, we have maintained the site updating content and recommending areas of expansion for this highly anticipated annual event.